It takes
strength
to live
with my
mental illness.
So don't you
dare say that
I am weak
because
having a
panic attack
would drop
you to
your knees.
Support your friends & family, for what they
are going throu feels like hell.
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TIPS COPING WITH ANXIETY
- Talk myself down from the anxiety by using logic
about the situation (For example, I just did a
photo shoot and I was really nervous so I told
myself, this is just a photograph and is one tiny
image of my life. It isn't the end of the world.)
- Remind myself of the temporary nature of the
anxiety-producing stimulus
- Tell myself that this is just my anxiety speaking
and it isn't really me
- Remind myself that this anxiety isn't helping me
and I should let it go
- Mindfulness meditation
- Deep breathing
- Doing things ahead of time that might make me
feel better about the task
- Chunking tasks into smaller, more manageable,
less "scary" tasks
- Living in the moment
Natasha Tracy
HealthyPlace.com

It takes
strength
to live
with my
mental illness.
So don't you
dare say that
I am weak
because
having a
panic attack
would drop
you to
your knees.
Support your friends & family, for what they
are going through feels like hell.
)Ge4ies

SOCIAL
ANXIETY
CAN CAUSE
SOMEONE TO
FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING
IS GETTING CLOSER AND PEOPLE
ARE ALL STARING AT THEM. EVERYONE
HAS TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE FLIPPING OUT RIGHT
NOW. OH GOD, How IN THE HELL ARE you GOING TO GET
our OF HERE TIME? you USED THE I-HAVE-TO-USE-THE-RESTROOM

having anxiety and depression is like
being scared and tired at the same
time. it's the fear of failure but no
urge to be productive, and it's
wanting friends while hating
socializing. it's like running a
marathon with the willpower of a
corpse because you want to get to
the end but you also want to sleep
and evaporate into the soil and
become compost for snails and
flowers because then at least you're
useful

"ONE IN SIX PEOPLE SUFFER DEPRESSION OR A
CHRONIC ANXIETY DISORDER. THESE ARE NOT
THE WORRIED WELL BUT THOSE IN SEVERE
MENTAL PAIN WITH CONDITIONS CRIPPLING
ENOUGH TO PREVENT THEM LIVING NORMAL
LIVES. "
POLLY TOYNBEE
Lifehack Quotes

SOCIAL
ANXIETY
CAN CAUSE
SOMEONE TO
FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING
IS GETTING CLOSER AND PEOPLE
ARE ALL STARING AT THEM. EVERYONE
HAS TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE FLIPPING OUT RIGHT
NOW. OH GOD, HOW IN THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO GET
OUT OF HERE THIS TIME? YOU USED THE I-HAVE-TO-USE-THE-RESTROOM
BIT LAST TIME, SO THEY'LL SEE THAT ONE COMING. IF YOU TRY AND LOOK AT SOMETHING
ON THE OTHER SIDE OFTHE STORE, SOMEONE MAYWANTTO GO WITH YOU. YOU HAD A SMOKE ON THE
WAY INTO THE STORE, SO EVERYONE WILL KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG IF YOU GO OUT FOR ANOTHER ONE. NOBODY
REALLY NEEDS TO SMOKE THAT MUCH. THEY PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG JUST BASED ON THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN RUBBING YOUR HANDS TOGETHER AND LOOKING AROUND LIKE A CAT TRAPPED IN A DOG POUND. HOW AM 1 GOING TO FACE ALL THESE PEOPLE
AGAIN? SURELY THEY'LL RECOGNIZE ME IF I GOTO ANOTHER STORE. 1 CAN JUST HEAR THEM NOW; QUIETLY WHISPERING TOTHE OTHER PEOPLEWITH THEM ABOUT
HOW THAT'S THE GUY THEY SAW FLIPPING OUT JUST LAST WEEK. I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE OR I THINK I'M GOING Topop. THAT'S I'LL THE I-LEFT-MY-PHONE-IN-THE-CAR
Excuse SO I CAN GET OUTSIDE AND GET A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, BECAUSE IT'S WAY TOO HOT IN HERE. IT MAKES ME SWEAT SO BAD PEOPLE CAN PROBABLY SEE IT RUNNING DOWN MY FOREHEAD. YET
ANOTHER REASON TO GET AWAY FROM ALL OF THEM. JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND WHERE I CAN BREATHE AGAIN. I JUST TO MAKE IT PAST THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE "Am WTO HAVE THEIR RECEIPTS
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WHAT KEEPS UP AT NiGHT?
Genralised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is the most common anxiety disorder in
the Western worldl and is characterised by persistent, excessive anxiety and
worry that occurs most days, for longer than six months2. Sleep disturbance
appears to be an issue for many people with GAD". The 'What Keeps You Up
At Night?' survey included 519 members of the general public and 51 people
with GAD and looks at the different types and extent of worry experienced by
both groups, and how sleep is affected.
WORRY: THE CURSE
MODERN SOCIETY?
Everyone worries
most people tend to
worry about individual or specific issues. whereas people
living with GAO typically worry about all or most things
GAD
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THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
FRUSTRATING THINGS ABOUT
HAVING AN ANXIETY DISORDER;
KNOWING AS YOU'RE FREAKING
OUT THAT THERE'S NO REASON
TO BE FREAKED OUT,
BUT LACKING THE ABILITY TO
SHUT THE EMOTION DOWN.
HEALTHY PLACECOM
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"AS FAR AS THE ANXIETY, I HAVE NO IDEA
ABOUT IT. I DON'T FEEL I HAVE ANY
NERVOUSNESS OUT THERE. I'M JUST A GUY WHO
REALLY CARES ABOUT BEING COMPETITIVE AND
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE."
DONTRELLEWILLIS
Lifehatk Quotes

GENERALIZED ANXIETY
WHO
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TRESS-INDUCED DROWSINESS
HEADACHES,
TOMACHACHES,
AND MORE
LL BECAUSE OF THEIR
ANXIETY DISORDER.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DLSORD,

Anxiety disorders,
depression can cause the
same appearance of the
same symptoms (as
ADHD), but you have a
whole different reason
for these, so treatment is
dramatically different.
Donna Palumbo
ou0TEHD.CChVl

NOW TO SOMEONE
WIT" AN ANXIETY DISORDER
- Be predictable don't surprise them.
- Don't assumeåatyou knoww a the affected
person needs, ask them.
- Let the person with the disorder set the pace for
recovery
- Find something positive in every attempt at
progress.
- Don't sacrifice your own life activities too often
and then build resentments.
- Don't get emotional when the person with the
disorder panics.
- Never ridicule or criticize a person for becoming
anxious or panicky.
- Encourage them to seek out therapy.
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